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CLOSED: 2x tickets to see Prodigy & Public Enemy this December

The Prodigy have announced that they are to headline Belfast’s SSE Arena on 1st December 2015.

By rights Liam Howlett, Keef Flint and Maxim shouldn’t be angry at all. For the last 25 years or so The Prodigy has cut a solitary path through the noise-scapes of electronic dance music. They’ve dropped five epoch defining studio albums, including 2009’s world dominating Invaders Must Die, and delivered unforgettable live performances that have taken electronic beats into unchartered territories. Throughout this time they’ve remained resolutely focused on their own vision, inspiring legions of artists along the way. No one would blame them then if they cashed in on their legend and produced an album of USA-friendly EDM mainstream beats like a well-earned pension plan. Isn’t that what bands are supposed to so by this stage in their careers?

Anyone expecting an EDM sell-out for album number six obviously doesn’t understand The Prodigy’s oppositional ideology. The Day is My Enemy finds the band pushing at the edges of expectation with the unbridled fervor of a bunch of teenage car thieves hot wiring the fastest motor they can find.

“The Prodigy right, we’re proud of our roots and we cannot be lumped in with the f**kin’ formula dance music by numbers crew,” Liam exclaims. “They’re the f**kin’ jokers that stop this music getting taken seriously. Skits on Saturday night live takin’ the piss? That’s where it’s ended up… That’s not what electronic music is about.”

For your chance to win 2x tickets:

Competition closes Saturday 31st October 2015 at midnight. The prize is only tickets, no cash alternative. Selected winner must like/follow our social page at which they entered from. Terms and conditions subject to change at any time without notice. The winners will be contacted via social media. If no reply is received within 24 hours of announcement, we will choose another winner. Winners must be 18+. Our decision is final. Good luck.